AJINKYA RAHANE'S RESURGENCE FOR CSK, COUPLED WITH HIS PROMISING DOMESTIC FORM, EARNED HIM BERTH IN THE WTC FINAL SQUAD AGAINST AUSTRALIA AT THE OVAL
RAHANE FINISHED WITH 326 RUNS FROM 14 MATCHES AT AN ASTOUNDING SR OF 172.48 AND WAS CSK'S FOURTH HIGHEST RUN-GETTER
RAHANE'S EXPERIENCE OF ENGLISH CONDITIONS WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE ROHIT SHARMA-LED INDIAN SIDE
FORMER AUSTRALIA SKIPPER RICKY PONTING WAS HAPPY TO SEE AJINKYA RAHANE MAKE A COMEBACK TO TEST SQUAD. PONTING FEELS THAT TEST CRICKET IS EASIER FOR RAHANE COMPARED TO HIS RECENT EXPLOITS IN IPL FOR CSK
RAHANE LAST FEATURED IN TESTS FOR INDIA IN JANUARY 2022 AND HAS SINCE BEEN OUT OF FAVOR IN THE RED-BALL SETUP. BEFORE BEING DROPPED, HE HAD A BAD START OF 2021 WHERE HE SCORED 479 RUNS IN 13 TEST MATCHES
RAHANE'S LAST TEST CENTURY AT THE MCG IN THE BGT SERIES OF 2020/21 WHERE HE CAPTAINED INDIA'S COMEBACK AFTER THE DISMAL 36 ALL OUT.